African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies
The "Fortune 500" is a list of the 500 largest companies in the United States. Only seven black executives have ever made it to the top of a "Fortune 500" listed company. Of these seven executives, only five remained after 2007. Franklin Delano Raines and Stan O'Neal where both forced out of the companies they controlled and Time Warner Inc. Dick Parsons' retired from his CEO role at the end of 2007 but will remain Chairman of the Board until the end of 2008.
Current African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies
Born: April 11, 1956, Vicksburg, MS.
Company: Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Position: Chief Executive Officer and President
Industry: Food Services
Country: United States
Born: June 2, 1951, New York, New York.
Company: American Express
Position: Chairman and CEO
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Born: April 4, 1948, Brooklyn, NY
Company: Time Warner
Position: Chairman
Industry: Media
Country: United States
Company: Aetna Inc.
Position: CEO/President
Industry: Health Care
Country: United States
Former African American CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies
Born: May 28, 1954, Houston, TX.
Company: Sears Holdings Corporation
Position: Chief Executive Officer and President
Industry: Retail
Country: United States
Born: January 14, 1949, Seattle, Washington
Company: Revolution LLC
Position: Director
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Born: Oct. 7, 1951, Roanoke, Ala.
Company: Merrill Lynch & Co.
Position: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
Industry: Financial Services
Country: United States
Possible Future Black CEO's of Fortune 500 Companies
Born: 1963, Chicago, IL.
Company: McDonald's USA
Position: President
Industry: Food
Country: United States
Born: April 24, 1949, in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Company: Symantec Corporation
Position: Chairman, CEO
Industry: Technology
Country: United States
Born: New York, New York, September 20, 1958
Company: Xerox Corporation
Position: President, Director
Industry: Computer Hardware
Country: United States
